Business & Finance
Monaco introduces plea bargain system in biggest criminal justice reform in decades
Monaco has introduced plea bargaining into its criminal justice system for the first time, creating new procedures designed to resolve certain criminal cases more quickly while easing pressure on the courts.
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Georges Marsan returns as mayor amid corruption charges
Three months after being indicted on corruption and influence peddling charges, Monaco’s long-running Mayor Georges Marsan has returned to office.
Thomas Brezzo, the new President of the Conseil National de Monaco, pledges an era of “dynamism”
Thomas Brezzo, a lawyer who will now devote himself full-time to the Presidency of the Conseil National, has spoken of his ambitions to "make things happen" and “put the Conseil National back in...
Past achievements and future successes toasted at the General Assembly of the Monaco Economic Board
The Monaco Economic Board's General Assembly meeting provided an opportunity to congratulate those gathered on a successful 2023 as well as announce the diverse array of upcoming events here in...
Monaco’s Carlo shopping app continues enormous success
More than 1,000,000 purchases were made via the Carlo app during 2023 and there are now 65,000 users as well as 653 partner businesses signed up to the service.
Bulgaria and Romania formally join the Schengen area
In a move heralded as “a great success for both countries and a historic moment”, the European nations of Bulgaria and Romania have officially joined the Schengen area.
More than 500 companies struck-off in Monaco in 2023
Over 500 companies were formally struck off during the course of 2023, up more than 21% on the year before.
